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13/09/2012

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Presented by Mark Coles

Today's programme includes: The Snows Of Kilimanjaro, Albanian Bunkers, Toure Raichel Collective.

Photo shows Vieux Farka Toure and Idan Raichel.

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18 minutes

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Fri 14 Sep 201208:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • The Snows Of Kilimanjaro

    We review the new film from award-winning French director Robert Guediguian, which looks at what it is to be a socialist in this age of economic austerity.

    Duration: 05:03

  • Albanian Bunkers

    Albanian dictator Enva Hoxha had a staggering 750,000 bunkers constructed across the country to safeguard the regime from external attack. They're now being re-used in imaginative ways

    Duration: 05:11

  • Toure Raichel Collective

    A chance meeting at an airport has led to a sumptous album combining Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure and Israeli pianist Idan Raichel. We hear about their ambitions for the project

    Duration: 07:13

Broadcasts

  • Thu 13 Sep 201214:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Thu 13 Sep 201222:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 14 Sep 201202:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Fri 14 Sep 201208:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online